Readiness at Any Hour
Mark 13:36
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Otherwise, he may arrive without notice and find you sleeping.
- KJV
- Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
- WEB
- lest, coming suddenly, he might find you sleeping.
- ASV
- lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
- LSV
- lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;
- YLT
- lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;
- DBY
- lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.
- DRC
- Lest coming on a sudden, he find you sleeping.
- GNV
- Least if he come suddenly, he should finde you sleeping.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of ἐξαίφνης: Westcott–Hort: ἐξέφνης.
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- μὴ ἐλθὼν ἐξαίφνης εὕρῃ ὑμᾶς καθεύδοντας·
- RP2018
- μὴ ἐλθὼν ἐξαίφνης εὕρῃ ὑμᾶς καθεύδοντας.
- TR-Boyd
- μὴ ἐλθὼν ἐξαίφνης εὕρῃ ὑμᾶς καθεύδοντας.
- SCR1894
- μη ελθων εξαιφνης ευρη υμας καθευδοντας
Who and where
◆ Holy Week◆ Olivet Discourse
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
WatchfulnessMillennium, Premillennial ViewEarthParablesTemptationCommandmentsSecond Coming of Christ, TheMark, the Gospel According toParousiaEschatology of the New Testament
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Cross-references most cited first
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6–7So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night; and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.
- Luke 21:34But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- Romans 13:11–14And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us…
- Matthew 24:48–51But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’ And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. The master of that servant will come on a…
- Mark 14:40And again Jesus returned and found them sleeping—for their eyes were heavy. And they did not know what to answer Him.
- Matthew 25:5When the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
- Proverbs 24:33–34A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Isaiah 56:10Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.
- Song of Songs 5:2I sleep, but my heart is awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking: “Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.”
- Luke 22:45When Jesus rose from prayer and returned to the disciples, He found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow.
- Proverbs 6:9–11How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Mark 14:37Then Jesus returned and found them sleeping. “Simon, are you asleep?” He asked. “Were you not able to keep watch for one hour?
- Ephesians 5:14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
- Song of Songs 3:1On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).